Angus and Norma Beaton left their savings to Green Bay-area charities. Twenty-five years after their deaths, those organizations are grateful for the windfall.

Written by

Charles Davis
Gannett Wisconsin Media

After a 25-year wait, four Green Bay nonprofits have received a total of more than $1.7 million.

The funds came from the estate of the late Angus and Norma Beaton, who had lived in the Green Bay area for many years. The couple left their savings to charity, but the donation was not to occur for 25 years in case Norma Beaton lived longer and needed the money to support herself. The conditions were outlined in the Beatons' will.

Angus Beaton died at age 79 in 1987, and his wife died just nine weeks later at age 81. However, the will was already in place, and the fund dispersal had to wait. ...